SPRING CITY — Center City Steaks will celebrate 31 years of business in August. The popular sandwich shop and pizzeria has been a long-standing favorite in the community featuring take-out food, deliveries and beer. There is also a dining room where people can stay and enjoy a meal.

Bolinger began working at the shop formerly known as Dell’s in 1976, when it was located next door to his business. He then bought the current location and made use of the larger space.

“I bought it in August of 1982,” said Bolinger. “It used to be next door, in the Laundromat, that’s where it started. It was about 20 percent of the size it is now.”

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Bolinger runs the shop with the help of his wife Patricia and two sons, Jared and Brandon. They offer a wide variety of different hoagies, sandwiches, cheese steaks and pizza. Bolinger said there are five main customer favorites on the menu.

“Wings, hoagies, pizzas and steaks; they are the four popular ones,” Bolinger said. “Strombolis, we do a lot of strombolis too.”

Center City Steaks also makes sandwich trays for parties and office luncheons that are made fresh the day of order. They also prepare 3-foot and 6-foot hoagies with two days notice.

Bolinger said he hopes the reason for Center City Steaks being popular in the community is the customer service.

“I probably know a good percentage of my customers. I’ve got customers who have been coming here for 30 years,” Bolinger said. “Very loyal, very diverse, we get all kinds.”

The shop also sells a variety of beers for take-out. The selection includes domestic, imported and craft brews.

Said Bolinger, “I think what helps a lot is we put beer in, in 1986. We bought a liquor license (and) that helped business dramatically.”

Center City Steaks also helps to plan fund drives in the community. Bolinger said he enjoys dealing with people and is involved with youth sports, and does the hoagies sales for sports teams.

“I help out with youth sports as much as possible. I’m also involved with a local football league in the fall. I try to support youth sports as much as possible. They always come first, kids come first,” Bolinger said.